Toy



inoorder that a hammerblow willl be de' Ylo Patented Oct. 14:,` 1924,

1UNITED STATES i 1,511,921V .-PTYNT oi=1=1cr..

ELEAOR P. VANCE, OF TRYGN, NORTH CARYOVLINA. l

' TOY.

Application filled April 5, 19227. Serial 110.549,67). 1

which is preferably formed in the simula-V tion of an animal, is adapted, when actuated to co-act with a projectile, to propel the latterY in the'general direction of a suitable goal or target. Y

One of theobjects of the invention is to arrange the resiliently supported striker in normally spaced relation to the projectile livered to the latter whenl the striker is ac'- tuated. v f

'Another: objectv of the invention is to give the'projectile an oval'or non-spherical conformation so as co-,impart tojsaid/'projectilev anelernentof` chancejof variation in 3 itsrpath of travel. uponV successive blows ot the striker.V Iy f A QAnother object of the invention is to so construct the support for said projectile, as to provide a face with 'which the striker, when actuated, will cooperate and which will form a narrowing angle between the sides ofV which the projectile is pressed and thereby expelled in the direction toward said goal o1',t: trget.-k l V Y y Still another object of -the invention is thevprovision of a support in the form of a pedestal having alconcave face function-V ing to retain said projectile in position to beengaged by the-striker, the sloping sides of said face serving rtojelevat'e the trajectory v-of said projectile, when struck.v

A furtherobject of the inventionl is Vprovision of a hole or equivalent goal orV target,I toward which the projectile is driven Yby the striker, said holey being so placed and proportioned aspto increase to an interesting degree the chance of said projectileentering said hole, the factorsof'un-V V.5o certainty inherent in the action' of the I striker, the shape of the projectile,and the contour of the face of the support making a particular stroke, thus enhancingl theljectil-e is-such that a very slight displacement of the same relative to the striker,

game-like character of the deviceA pro'- j Figure l -is a perspective one 'ject-ile, andthe latter y llVith the above and other objects in view,

my inventionconsists in the improved 'toy illustrated in the accompanying drawings,

described inthe following specification, and "i particularly claimed, and in such variations and modications thereof as will 'be obvious Iiithe drawings ing va part of this specification, and where# in the preferred embodiment of-my invention is illustrated: i Y

striker,which has the formof arabbit being shown in neutral or inoperative position. t

Figure 2 is a side elevation showing Vthe striker in tensioned position `and the jectile on the support, the dotted outline of the parts'showing, respectively, the position vof the striker when engaging the prohole or target.

Referring now Vin' ;'detailtto Ythe figures the numeral 1 represents` a base to one end- Vof which the .upright 2 is secured inv any- ;suitable manner, said upright being Yprovided withl av suitable goal, which. is here represented by i' the hole 3. The striker which includes the leaf spring-5 or its 1 equivalent, is resiliently `attached to :the Vbase l.v The striker preferably ,comprises a striking" element ofwood or v,compositionboardwhich in the present instance has theA formlof a rabbit having the fore-legs attached to the spring -5 andthe rear legs 7 in relevated position forengaging the projectile '8. the fore-legs in such a way as to cause said rabbit, when thespring in position of repose-'"tofbe lsustained uprightly with the rear legs 7 in spaced relation tofftheprojectile 8. The striker is actuated by bering pulledaorwardly into theposition shownVi-n full lines in Figure Zand then released, springing back to the dottedf'line jectilef8 driving it toward the hole yor projected through; the

target 3. Theprojectile is of a non-spheri-y .to thoseskilled thejart to whiclrrnylinf `v ention relates. f -11 Y accompanying and formg 65 vi-ew showing Y embodiment Vof the inventiomf the Y The leat'spring gisv secured to f ,positionvof Figure 2,* in whichpositionthe r Y glegs deliver a hammer Vblow-to the proscal shape and is' here' sho-wn as an oval, it improbable to predetermine the result oflito represent an egg; 'The shapejof the prowill. result in slight-ly different paths ot travel of said projectile on diiiierentstrokes, impartingtortheftoy an element ot chance as to the probability of the projectile entering the hole 3 when driven tlieretoward the striker.

The projectile 8 is seated upon the top of a pedestal 9, which comprises a stem havin-g a head l0 constructed witha concave supporting face 1l. The sliglitlysloping sides of said supporting i'ace assist inretaiiiing the `Vprojectile upon the pedestal and also function'to-guide the projectile upward as it is driven from the supportby the striker, elevating Lits trajectory and increasing the elianceiof vit going-through the hole 3 .in the upright- 2.' It will be noted from Figure -2 'that' the strikerl oscillates in a circular arc so that when the rea-r legs 7 of the rabbit approach the support) their motion is downward the legs assuming a narrowing angularity toward the-supporting face yl() -as the striker approaches the point of engagement -wit-h the projectile. 'This causes the pro- Vjectiletobe engaged by the sides of this narrowingangle7 said projectile being squeezed' out from between the said inclined surfaces and being expelled inthe direction of the lhole 3. Y

It will thus be understood that the motion rimpart-ed to the projectile is varied not only :by the shape of the latter but by the composite forces acting uponv it through the striker, namely ytlie hammer blow delivered to it upon initial engagement with the striker and the expulsive force impressed upon it by thel sides of the acute angle ft'ormedbetween the strikerand the supporting face of =tlie pedestah as said elements coinetoget-her, andtliat the dislied shape of lthe supporting face also has afmodifying eiiiect upon the direction of travel o't said projectile. lThe hole 3 or an equivalent goal is located at an appropriate elevation, vand is of the appropriate sizeY to assure that the projectile will pass-t-lieretlirougli a suilcient number of times for a given `number of operations of the strikerto make the toy in-4 teresting as a game, but not so frequently as to render the actuation of the striker an assurance of a successful. shot. The pro `ject-ile may bea freely moving body, but is Ihere shown as held captive yby the cord 12 which safeguards against the loss of the pro jectile.

1t is of course obvious that any other representation for the figure of the strike 'than 'the one "here shown may be adopted lwithout Vviolating the spirit of the Vinvention, and that lthe' projectile may be Vmade of any shape which Yconforms to its non spherical characteristic. The specific details: of construct-ion and configuration yof parts described'herein may be modified invarious Ways Without sacrificing the advflmg f the invention or departing from the scope thereof as defined in tlie appended claims.

`rl-laving described iny invention what I claim and desire to secure' by LettersPate-nt, iszl. A toy coinprisinga base, a member pro vided with a goal supported by said base, an oscillatoryv striker secured to said base having a portion Jfor engagement withV a projectile, a pedestal mounted on said base between said goal and said striker, said pedestal having a concave upwardly directed face, said striker being Vof greater' height than the pedestal and sucured to the base at such distance from the pedestal "as to cause the path traversed by the projectile 'engaging portion, when oscillated to'intersect the supporting tace of said pedestal., a

projectile adapted to be freely seated upon Vsaid. supportingface.v the latter and the engagingportion of the striker being divergent toward the goal at Vthe momentof con-- tact between the striker and projectile, said i projectile being guided by the slopingwalls of said supporting facelwhereby the ltizajectory of said .projectile in its path of travel toward said goal is ,elevatedq Y 2.' A toy comprising a base, a memberrproe vided with a goal supportedby said base',

Van oscillatory striker secured to said base having a portion for engagement with 'a projectile, a pedestal `mounted onsaid base between said goal and said striker, said pedestal having a concave'upwardly directed face, said striker being of Igreater heightV than the pedestal and secured to thebase at such distance from the pedestal asto cause the path traversed the projectile engaging portion, when ,.oscillated, to infk tersect the supporting faceof said pedestal,

a captive projectile adapted to .be freely seated upon said supporting tace the 'latter .and the engaging .portion ofv the striker .being divergent toward .the 4goa-l at the moment ot' contact Ybetween lthe striker yand projectile, ysaid projectile beiiigfguided lby the sloping walls of said supporting `tace wherebytheti'ajectoiy oi said projectilein its path of travel toward said Vgoal ,is elevated.

' 3. A toy coinprisingbase, a men'iberproc ing portion, when oscillated, to iiitersect ythe supporting tace ot ksaid pedestal, a non-- spherical captive projectile adapted to be freely seated upon ysaid supporting face, the

iisf j l12a V letter and the engaging portion of the In testimony whereof I have hereunto set striker being divergent toward the goal at my hand `in presence of two subscribing l0 the moment of Contact between the striker Witnesses.

and projectile, said projectile being guided by the sloping Walls of said supporting face ELEANOR P' VANGE' whereby the trajectory of seid projectile in Witnesses: v its path of travel toward said goal is e1e- CHARLOTTE LVGALE,

vetted. A W. S. GREEN. 

